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Employees risk losing their jobs for unintentionally missed union dues. Bri Ortiz

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Sodexo workers on campus are worried they may be in jeopardy of losing their jobs because of union dues that need to be paid. While most workers signed a contract for the dues to be taken out of multiple paychecks in small amounts, these payments were not taken and workers were not notified immediately. Every

other paychecks for workers is being taken in whole and put toward the union dues. According to Sodexo workers, before Sodexo hires an individual, all workers must sign up for the union or risk not getting the job. This contract had an option that allowed the company to take money for the union dues out of workers’ paychecks. Union dues are payments made to unions that help carry out and fund the different activities and benefits that workers gain. These benefits include more affordable healthcare, wage raises and workplace rights. While Sodexo workers at LMU agreed and passed this type of contract back in 2012, the

employees agreed to join a union because they believed it would help the workers collectively. According to Sodexo employee Maria Gonzales, who works in the Lair Marketplace, workers received letters from the union saying that if they did not pay their union dues, they would be in risk of losing their jobs. “They are telling us that they will take every other one of our paychecks, but if they do that we will not have enough money to pay our rent, to buy food, to pay our bills,” Gonzales said. “We can’t pay, but we don’t know what to do. We are not sure whose fault it is, so we See Sodexo | Page 3

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Sodexo employs the workers on all campus food locations except for the Coffee Cart and the Lion’s Den. Workers are upset over union dues.

Second Title IX case opened against LMU The Office for Civil Rights now has two Title IX investigations open against LMU. Kellie Chudzinski News Editor @LALoyolan

The U.S. Department of Education last month opened a second Title IX investigation against LMU. The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched the investigation on Oct. 25. This is the University’s second Title IX investigation opened this year. The first case was filed on June 8. OCR enforces Title IX of the Education Amendments. As of Nov. 1, OCR has 282 open investigations into 213 colleges and universities with 56 resolved cases. The average case duration is 1.4 years, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education Title IX tracker. LMU has received the most recent complaint and is in the process of gathering information requested by OCR, according to University Title IX Coordinator Sara Trivedi. Trivedi is coordinating with multiple departments and offices in response to the newest complaint. University Title IX investigations are different than criminal investigations.

Unlike criminal investigations, Title IX cases are not resolved with incarceration. Schools are required to conduct a Title IX investigation in cases of sexual assault, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Three allegations are under investigation for the Jun. 8 case, according to documents released by Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. OCR is investigating LMU on behalf of a student that “alleges discrimination on

the basis of sex,” OCR Program Manager Charles Love said in documents obtained by FOIA requests. The first of three allegations states that LMU — identified in the documents as the Recipient — did not prompt or fairly resolve the student’s sexual assault complaint when the student was not notified of the investigation’s outcome. The second allegation states that LMU did not fairly or promptly respond to See Title IX | Page 2

Title IX Coordinator Sara Trivedi (holding microphone) spoke on the sexual assault panel at the Loyolan, ASLMU and LMU CARES co-hosted event on Oct. 27. Trivedi handles all Title IX

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New club on campus for conservatives A chapter of Young Americans for Freedom is being started on LMU’s campus. Jaqueline McCool News Intern @LALoyolan

A new conservative group, the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), is chartering on LMU’s campus; the first unofficial meeting took place on Oct. 27 in St. Robert’s Hall room 361. The first meeting of YAF began in a prayer, and was followed by each new member introducing himself, giving way to a discussion of what the group described as “the oppressed Olympics,” the students’ individual definitions of freedom, the idea of liberalism and what it means to be a conservative on a college campus. Three men attended the first meeting not including the founder. The founder of the chapter, Adam Duarte, a sophomore economics and political science double major, defined himself as an extremist for freedom. The group described “the oppressed Olympics,” which is the idea that certain minority groups leverage their social standing to gain government or social assistance, while competing for the title of most oppressed. Evan Jost, a senior communication studies and psychology double major, attended the club meeting. Jost is a veteran who carries an American flag around campus in attempt to show respect for the flag and his country. Jost described an over-sensitivity in America which he believes creates an inability to discuss and fix what he believes are the real issues facing America. “Today, the most protected class in America is the ‘offended’ class,” Jost stated. “As [Duarte] said, it’s become a game of the offended Olympics — whoever can be more offended than everybody else wins the prize.” The group, Duarte said, will aim to be controversial and to challenge their political adversaries, garnering any attention they can get while being strategic in their messages. YAF is not yet an official LMU club. Duarte is currently working on being recognized by the campus by following the necessary guidelines put in place by LMU. He said he hopes to equip members of YAF with the ability to voice their viewpoints on campus. The group cited specific examples of times they felt isolated in their views on campus. Jordan Coley, a freshman entrepreneurship major, observed a fellow student during the anti-deportation protests on campus in the last three weeks with a sign that read, “Do not deport my friend.” Coley told the group he felt uncomfortable when he saw this, but did not say anything to the student. See Freedom | Page 3

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Avocado shortage affects California markets An avocado shortage in California has resturaunts scrambling. Sami Leung

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Avocado aficionados who have visited the Lair Marketplace or Iggy’s Diner lately might have noticed that adding extra avocados to their meal is becoming a more difficult request to fulfill. According to an article published by TIME magazine titled, “What to know about the avocado shortage,” this is due to a labor strike in Mexico as well as California’s continual drought. According to Sodexo General Manager and Director of Operations at LMU Wassim Boustani, the issue began about four weeks ago. “We were not able to serve avocados on two occasions,” Wassim said in an email to the Loyolan. “In the first instance our supplier could not fulfill our total order, and in the second instance the avocados were of poor quality and not acceptable for serving.” According to NBC San Diego, about 44 million pounds of avocados are shipped from Mexico to the U.S. every week. But, two weeks ago, only about 13 million pounds were shipped. Due to the decrease in supply, prices have doubled from only a year ago. In the Southwestern U.S., the average price for an avocado is now $1.65, the highest ever recorded in the area, according to the Atlantic. “Our usual price per case is $49.99; now the price of each case is up to $89.99 per case,” Boustani said. According to Boustani, between the Lair, Roski Dining Room and Iggy’s Diner, LMU goes through about 35 cases of avocados per week, with each case containing 48 avocados. A main contributor to the

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shortage is a grower’sstrike in Mexico, where about 80 percent of American avocados are grown. The strike originated with workers in Michoacán, which produces about 80 percent of Mexico’s approximately three billion pounds of produce and were previously the only state allowed to export Hass avocados to the United States. “Whenever I ask for avocado on my turkey burger [from Ignite at the Lair], I never get it. It makes me sad because I really love my avocado,” Kaitlyn McGloin, a sophomore math major, said. According to a statement released by the Avocado Producers and Exporting Packers Association of Mexico (APEAM) on Oct. 17, the primary issue of the strike derived

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the reports of sexual violence that it was notified about. The University’s alleged lack of just and timely response to a report of sexual misconduct subjects students to hostile environments based on their gender, according to the documents. Love makes note that while OCR is investigating these allegations, the investigation does not imply a validity of the claims. LMU disputes all of the allegations. President Timothy Law Snyder informed the LMU community via email of the investigation in July. “We strongly believe that LMU acted in accordance with Title IX in the handling of this matter, and we will cooperate with the OCR’s investigation,” President Snyder said in his email statement. “We maintain that we exceeded our legal

obligations, reflected our mission and values and sought justice by our actions.” The Loyolan, LMU Campus Awareness Resource Education Services (LMU CARES) and ASLMU hosted a dialogue on sexual assault last week during which Trivedi and Briana Maturi, the special assistant in charge of LMU CARES, spoke as part of a panel. LMU CARES educates students on the community of resources available regarding sexual misconduct. For people reporting sexual or interpersonal misconduct, the program offers resources on reporting. The LMU CARES website states that the victim is not to blame and alone decides the best course of action. Trivedi said on the panel that as Title IX coordinator, she reviews all possible Title IX investigations and reviews complainants requests for anonymity.

from sales negotiations between growers and packers. Although the disagreement has since been settled, the interruption in harvest and importation continues to have an effect on markets and restaurants in the Southwest. Another pressing reason for the shortage is the continuing drought in Southern California. A single adult avocado tree requires 20 gallons of water per week to continue producing fruit. According to the Orange County Register, Cruz Sandoval produce buyer for the Santa Ana-based Ingardia Bros. Produce, Inc. said that Mexican growers are “holding out for more money because the California season is running dry, and there’s no other sources.” The U.S. Department of

Agriculture has proposed allowing Colombia’s Hass avocados to be admitted into the U.S. in order to help drive down prices as long as certain health requirements are met, according to the Chicago Tribune. “We’re facing a drought, but we still have the high demand,” economics professor Anna Terzyan said. “This shortage has pushed the prices up in the market, so these Mexican growers are just taking advantage of the fact that market prices have gone up. This is a supply and demand market change.” According to the Hass Avocado Board, the increasing demand for avocados ican be attributed to a destigmatization of fatty foods and the association of avocados

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with various health benefits. However, all is not lost. According to Business Insider, Chipotle spokesperson Chris Arnold said, “We do not plan to raise prices for guacamole.” Economics professor James Devine does not believe that this will have a lasting effect on the avocado market. “The kind of thing that has a lasting impact would be new technologies, new seeds, new management systems or some kind of trade barrier,” Devine said. “That would permanently affect the market.” “We should see an improvement in the next two weeks with pricing and availability,” Boustani said.

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This issue, EditorThisin-Chief issue, Managing Gracie Editor Dansat Raffety McManus down sits with Head withdown common book CoachRuth MaxOzeki. Good, author head coach of the LMU’s men’s basketball team to talk about the upcoming season.

What inspired you to write ‘A Tale for the Time Being?’

There’s never only one thing. It’s usually several factors sort of coming together. […] I always think about it using the metaphor of the gyre, that several factors sort of enter the gyre and they start swirling around in my mind and then one day they just kind of express themselves, usually in the voice of the character. And so in this case, certainly I had been thinking about time a lot. I was thinking about time especially around the turn of the millennium. You know, that was a big deal. We were suddenly going through this shift in millennia, and that was interesting. I was thinking about time; I was thinking about the end of life — my parents were getting old and dying. I was studying Dogen at the time. I was doing a lot of Zen practice and reading Dogen’s fascicle called ‘The Time Being,’ and I think my husband sent me a link to a website about Japanese maid cafes. So suddenly all of these factors kind of came together, and I think it was in December of 2006, I heard the voice of this young character in my mind and she introduced herself and she said ‘Hi, my name is Nao, and I’m a time being. Do you know what a time being is?’ And that’s really how the book started, with that one line of dialogue.

The story explores one character’s struggle with her American identity while also coming to terms with her Japanese one. Does this strike a similar cord in your personal experience having a Japanese mother or for any other first generation Americans?

I think one of the things that’s remarkable about America is that there are so many of us who are mixed race, mixed culture, mixed heritage — we’re a very mixed up country in that way, in a very rich and wonderful way. So many of us come from other places and so, certainly in my case, my mother is first generation Japanese and my father was […] gosh, I can’t remember how many generations, but you know, Anglo-Saxon. My relatives on my father’s side were British and Scandinavian mostly. I grew up primarily in the U.S., but I also then spent time in college and after college in Japan, so I think all of my work — my film work, as well as my novels — all explore these kinds of intersections between race and language and culture and ethnicity. So, it is a central theme in all of my work.

If you could communicate one thing about “A Tale for the Time Being” to the readers, what would it be? I think it would be old Jiko’s last word: live. It’s the last word in her life, and she gives it to her great-granddaughter.

If you could travel to another time, would it be the past, present or future, and who would be the first person you talk to? Well, if I traveled to the future I wouldn’t know who to talk to, so that would be difficult. I think I would probably travel to the past. You ask me that question tomorrow it would probably be something different, but if you’re asking me today I would say I would go back to the year 1233 to Japan and I would meet Dogen Zenji. I would like to talk to him about time and about his understanding of time and I would like to tell him what the world is like in 2016 and find out what he says about that. I think that would be really interesting.

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Duarte attempted to differentiate between what he called “liberalism” and “leftism.” Leftism was described by Duarte as “totalitarianism with a human face.” The group discussed what they felt were the infringements on their freedom in a space Duarte described as not politically correct. Duarte quoted the first sentence of the preamble to the Constitution, stating the idea of a more perfect union as key because — in Duarte’s words — the attempt to create a completely perfect union as opposed to a “more” perfect union veers on totalitarianism. “Mussolini said, ‘For the state, by the state, nothing but the state.’ That sounds awfully similar to left wingers,” said Duarte in the first YAF meeting. Duarte said he wants students on campus to recognize that conservatives are not hateful people. He said most people associate his ideology with turning back the clock, and he hopes to break away from the stigma he has observed. Duarte asked attendees about how they feel on LMU’s campus being self-described conservatives. Coley said he felt there is hostility between those who prescribe to liberal views and those who identify as conservatives. “They’re always the ones to be tolerant until you disagree with them,” Coley said of the liberal students on campus. Coley had previously attended meetings of the LMU College Republicans, but said he wasn’t happy with the group. YAF is part of a larger foundation, Young America’s

Foundation, which advocates for conservative ideals. The group, YAF, was started in 1960 in collaboration with William F. Buckley Jr. The foundation mission statement declares its incentive for students to create their own chapters. “If you are a conservative student and you want to diligently advance conservatism at your school then you need to start a Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter,” the foundation’s website states. Duarte decided to start his own chapter of YAF for similar reasons. He, along with the other members of the club, recognized what they saw as a need for a stronger conservative voice on campus. Duarte noted at the beginning of the YAF meeting the opportunity he believed the club had in operating under a name that did not come across as directly tied to a political party. “If you’re not attached to the name you can kind of go under the radar,” Duarte said. Arjun Arora, President of the LMU College Republicans, noted the distinction between the two clubs as a difference between political and social discussions. Arora explained the College Republicans are directly tied to a major political party, receiving support and funding.

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don’t know who to turn to. The union already came and made us sign [the contract] but we only signed it because they were pressuring us to do so.” Sodexo offers $9 to $15 hourly pay, and although those wages are always attempted to be raised, many workers are unhappy with the company’s treatment of longtime employees. Roberto Guitierrez, an employee who works at the Lair, believes Sodexo favors new employees — paying new hires the same wage as established employees — and that this is a violation of company policy. He also claims the union ignores employees who try to find support and only cares about the dues workers need to pay. According to the Sodexo dining team’s Director of Operations, Wassim Boustani, Sodexo is aware of the situation and is working to resolve this issue with union officials and employees; no employees have been terminated so far. The National Relations Labor Board website says that union dues are up to federal and state laws and court rulings, where unions and employers can decide whether to implement union dues. Twentyfour states have banned this option for unions and employers to do such, allowing employees to choose whether or not they want union benefits. California is not one of these states. “This is why I wanted to reach out to the students at LMU, because I know they can help us,” Gutierrez said. “We are hoping someone will help us, will listen to us, because here they only do what they want. […] This is an injustice.”

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Crime rate in Westchester at an all-time high A rise in Westchester crime puts residents on high alert. Justine Biondi Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan

In the past week, there were several armed robberies committed in Westchester. One LMU student was a victim of an armed robbery that occurred on Oct. 25 near 83rd Avenue and Creighton Avenue. As a safety precaution, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued an email to the LMU community informing students and staff of the robbery. DPS reminded students to look confident when walking, to walk in groups at night, to always remain alert and aware of the surroundings and to scan areas for suspicious activity as well as several other safety tips. The L. A. Times also issued an alert for the Westchester area, warning residents of the recent surge in crime reports. The L.A. Times reported that on Oct. 24 between 10:10 and 10:30, five robberies occurred in Westchester. The same day, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) documented three separate burglaries and three thefts in the area. On Oct. 25, LAPD reported two robberies in Westchester, one being the

robbery of the LMU student on 83rd and Creighton. “In the seven days between Oct. 19 and Oct. 25, violent crime reports jumped significantly and property crime reports fell,” according to the L. A. Times. Violent crimes include robbery, aggravated assault, rape and homicide. Property crimes include burglary, theft, grand theft auto and theft from a vehicle. The L.A. Times recorded 12 violent crimes and 33 property crimes from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25. This is a notable increase from the averaged 3.2 violent crimes per week and a sharp decrease in property crimes from an averaged 45.8 property crimes per week in Westchester over the past three months. The increase in violent crime rates may possibly pose a threat to students and other residents living in the backgate community behind LMU. Westchester is ranked 88th most dangerous among L.A.’s 209 neighborhoods for violent crime and is ranked 11th most dangerous for property crime, according to the L.A. Times. “[The robberies] make me uncomfortable. I do feel safe, but if they continue to escalate, I no longer will,” sophomore psychology major Bri Hanafin said. The increase in violent crimes does not come as a shock to some, however. According to

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An increase in crime in Westchester has left residents on alert and looking for new ways to protect themselves. KTLA5 news reporter Christina Pascucci, crime rates in L.A. have been increasing since 2015, after 12 straight years of declining crime statistics. During an LAPD conference in 2015, both LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti connected Proposition 47, an approved ballot initiative that reduced certain drug possession felonies to misdemeanors, to the rise in violent crime rates.

In an attempt to keep residents updated on the crimes committed in Westchester, members of the community have engaged with social media platforms, informing each another of local news. Media apps like Nextdoor are providing a social network that keeps neighborhood residents updated on things happening in their community. Nextdoor informed local residents of the five robberies that occurred on

Oct. 24. Along with providing information of the crimes’ locations, the app also provides potential suspects and vehicle descriptions. Since 2015 when Mayor Garcetti discussed the increase in violent crime rates and armed robberies, LAPD has been on high alert.

ASLMU signs resolution with RESILIENCE LMU sends staff to bias retreats to increase sensitivity. Liv Sikora News Intern @LALoyolan

ASLMU signed a resolution voicing their choice to stand in solidarity with and support undocumented students on campus on Oct. 27. The resolution was drafted by RESILIENCE, a club that advocates for the rights of undocumented students. The resolution states, “ASLMU understands that there is a need for affirmative assurance from [LMU] to further promote the pride, safety and vibrant well being of Lions who are undocumented.” LMU provides resources to marginalized communities with services such as Asian Pacific Student Services, Black Student Services and LGBT Student Services. ASLMU says that they recognize the need for the same treatment, resources and support for undocumented students on campus. The resolution states that it is the responsibility of the

University to promote dynamic campus life for undocumented students who feel unsafe, unheard or threatened. In light of recent events of discrimination on campus, President Snyder has recently announced the implementation of leadership development retreats focusing on the subject of implicit bias. The first took place at Loyola Law School on Oct. 27. The second took place on LMU’s Westchester campus on Oct. 28. These retreats are the beginning of a three-year Implicit Bias Presidential Initiative that will bring awareness and sensitivity to issues on campus. “Implicit bias refers to the attitudes that affect in an unconscious manner our understanding, actions and decisions,” according to an article by the LMU Newsroom. The article goes on to say that one of the goals of this initiative is to bring an understanding of how our minds work, the implications of bias toward others and strategies for avoiding or mitigating bias. “We are trying to reduce the activation and application of our implicit biases and, thus, change cultural perceptions and norms and create better (less impacted

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RESILIENCE has been working with ASLMU to pass a resolution prompting LMU to protect undocumented students. by these biases) decisionmaking across campus,” President Timothy Law Snyder said in an email to the Loyolan. Approximately 200 students, faculty and staff were expected to have attended these leadership retreats. Abbie ArmstrongRobinson, vice president of Intercultural Affairs, hosted the event with Michael Waterston, Fritz B. Burns dean of Loyola Law School. Rich Rocheleau, associate

vice president for student life, thinks that this resolution will bring more awareness and sensitivity on campus and amongst students. Many students are unaware of how many undocumented students are enrolled at LMU and the challenges that they face when navigating a higher education. Rocheleau also facilitated a small group at the retreat on Friday. “The President’s Leadership Development Retreat was just

the beginning of LMU’s effort to educate the entire community — administrators, faculty, staff and students — about implicit bias, how it effects individuals and how to combat and reduce it. I think this University-wide effort to understand, combat and reduce bias is going to have a profound impact on the community once it is completely rolled out,” Rocheleau said about President Snyder’s new implicit bias retreats.

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Campus gathers to discuss sexual assault at panel LMU addressed sexual assault on campus and discusses solutions. Julia Campion

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Panelists addressed searching for a solution for sexual assault on campus during the Dialogue on Campus Sexual Assault. Three on-campus organizations held the event that included a panel with an alumna, current staff and ASLMU President Lash Nolen. The event took place in St. Robert’s Auditorium on Oct. 27 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The guest speakers and representatives included Nolen, Title IX Coordinator Sara Trevedi from LMU Human Resources, Briana Maturi from LMU Campus Awareness Resource Education Services (CARES), Alicia Sissac from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Investigations and former Loyolan Editor-in-Chief alumna Ali Swenson (‘16). Students anonymously asked questions on notecards to the Loyolan’s moderator, managing Editor Christie Calucchia, who then discussed these questions with the panel. The dialogue ranged in topics such as why sexual assault still exists, how the media portrays sexual assault and how people feel when discussing these topics in person. “We want you to feel empowered

and know what to do to remain safe,” Sissac said. The event lasted for an hour and was filled with responses from members from a variety of different resources on campus, which informed students who attended what can be done to help prevent and spread the word about on-campus sexual assaults. “You are all invested in this issue and if there [are] things you think we should do, let us know. If there [are] changes that can be made that we haven’t brought up, or pieces of information, tell us. We want to be responsive to it all,” Trivedi said. Panelists hope to give all control to the victim or student who is going through this situation. There is information provided for students about how to get support and the right ways to approach certain encounters. Swenson and Nolen gave answers that represented perspectives from college students and the media. Nolen made points about how students come to her, as ASLMU president, with mixed reviews about how sexual assaults are talked about, but encouraged opinions from both sides in order to make sure students and faculty are happy with the way things are handled. “This is a great start and it’s great that we are having these conversations. Having different races present and continuing to have conversation means we can definitely make a change,” Nolen said. According to DPS and LMU CARES, if any information comes to the University about a specific

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The Dialogue on Campus Sexual Assault consisted of a panel led by the Department of Public Safety, LMU CARES, LMU Human Resources, ASLMU President Lash Nolen and former Editor-in-Chief of the Loyolan Ali Swenson (‘16) on October 27. person being sexually assaulted, LMU will reach out to the student and inform them of what can be done in order to get help or take action. The student has the option to deny help from LMU, but panelists stressed that it’s important that students know they have this right. Maturi suggested that students reach out with any questions and to not be afraid to ask for help. “We need to be okay with the uncomfortable: disagreeing. You all don’t see the scenario of consent

the same and at the end of the day, we need a space where students can say ‘I’m confused, why isn’t that consensual,’” Maturi said. “We have to have those conversations; we’re planting a seed.” Students can get more information about what resources are available and how to better understand the concept of consent and sexual assaults through LMU CARES and LMU Human Resources. This dialogue continued the conversation on sexual assault

throughout campus and reminded students the reality of spreading the word appropriately and taking charge of your peers’ actions. “It’s important to educate people about consent because if someone hasn’t understood the difference between consent, they won’t be able to actively be a member of this society,” Anastasia Rivera-Hacklyua, attendee and senior women’s and gender studies major said.

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EDITORIAL STAFF A new internet trend has popped up in the last few days, with supporters around the world checking into Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota on Facebook. Protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline are currently camping out at Standing Rock, and one post that has been circulating on Facebook claims that the local law enforcement has been using the check-in feature to track protestors. In order to confuse the police, Facebook users have been checking in to Standing Rock regardless of their real location. According to CNN, hundreds of thousands of people had checked in by Monday. The Morton County Sheriff’s Office, which has been accused of using the Facebook check-in data to track and arrest protestors, refuted the claims in a tweet on Monday. They wrote, “In response to the latest rumor/false claim circulating on social media we have the following response: The Morton

County Sheriff’s Department is not and does not follow Facebook check-ins for the protest camp or any location. This claim/rumor is absolutely false.” We at the Loyolan are metaphorically “checking in” to Standing Rock. While there is no evidence that the Morton County Sheriff’s Office has used the information to locate protestors, we support the effort by Facebook users to contribute to the cause, raise awareness and express solidarity to those who would be affected by the Dakota Access Pipeline. Once finished, the pipeline would destroy “burial sites, prayer sites and culturally significant artifacts,” according to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. It could also have catastrophic environmental impacts should it leak, including poisoning the Missouri River, according to CNN. Over 140 people have been forcibly removed from protesting camps with pepper spray and having bean bags being fired at them, according to NBC. This is unacceptable.

Mental illness depictions are flawed A Sam Dunk Samantha Davis Asst. Opinion Editor @LALoyolan

iving in the Digital Age, we have a vast amount of information at our fingertips. We have the ability to educate ourselves on whatever we please, whether it be searching through peer-reviewed journals for data or keeping oneself updated on current events. And while being able to access so much information is a good thing, it seems that there are `some topics in which many people are still in the dark about. One of these is mental illness. Media outlets are where the vast majority of people get their information about mental illness, according to a U.S. News and World Report article titled “How Mental Illness is Misrepresented in the Media.” Seeing as the average person hasn’t done much research about mental illness, “American Horror Story: Asylum” may as well be the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. But this is extremely worrisome, as the media’s depiction of mental illness tends to be extremely inaccurate and unrealistic. If you’ve seen the aforementioned TV show “American Horror Story: Asylum,” you may know what I’m referring

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Too many people suffer from mental illness for us to stigmatize it.

to. The only characters in the show that are given characteristics that we can relate to are those who don’t suffer from any mental illness at all and are imprisoned in the hospital against their will. The rest of the patients — the ones suffering from mental disorders — are constantly wandering around, looking confused. Their clothes are unclean and disheveled, as is their hair. Some of them are seen banging their heads on walls. It’s evident that we aren’t meant to sympathize with these characters. These fallacious portrayals perpetuate negative stereotypes about those who suffer from mental illnesses, lumping everyone together in one category that is viewed as incompetent and delusional. The fact is that most of the information the average person receives about mentally ill individuals paints them all in the same light, and that is detrimental

to the societal perception of people suffering with these disorders. They’re painted as incapable of holding a job, incapable of creating and sustaining meaningful relationships; perhaps they have a certain look in their eyes, or their hair and clothes are disheveled and unclean. Even worse, often times individuals with a mental illness are portrayed as violent criminals, when in reality, they are far more likely to be the victims of crime, not the perpetrators. In fact, a survey conducted by the Surgeon General in 1999 showed that 61 percent of Americans believe that individuals suffering from schizophrenia are violent towards others. In reality, violence is not a symptom of schizophrenia, and individuals who suffer from it are far more likely to harm themselves than others, said Cheryl Olson, the co-director of the Center for Mental Health and

Media at Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry in a PsychCentral article. Luckily, some media portrayals of mental illness have shifted in recent years. Movies such as “Silver Linings Playbook” and “As Good As It Gets” paint their main characters, who suffer from bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, respectively, as real people who we can relate to. These portrayals are a good break from the us versus them dichotomy that movies commonly align with mental illness. Although some media outlets have taken it upon themselves to cast mental illness in a more humanized, realistic light, the outdated portrayals that continue to linger are still harmful. The reality is that about one in five American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. We all most likely know and love someone suffering from a mental illness. Or perhaps we are one of them. Mental illness is but one thing that defines people’s experiences as opposed to being the only thing. It is for these reasons that we can’t let these inaccurate and offensive portrayals of mental illness continue to be the norm. This is the opinion of Samantha Davis, a sophomore philosophy major from La Canada Flintridge, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan, or email mgaydos@theloyolan.

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Loud voices aren’t always strong voices Taykin’ It Easy Taylor Gage

Asst. Life + Arts Editor @LALoyolan

hile there’s something poetic about shouting into the void, it very rarely gets things done. We are very much a generation brought up to believe that our most valuable assets are our voices and opinions. But at what point did this idea go askew? When did it become more important to speak our minds as much and as loud as we can, than to formulate our own unique and complete views? We no longer interact with each other; we don’t listen and respond. Rather, we come up with witty responses or comebacks before our opposers have even opened their mouths to speak. Is it a product of our access to instantaneous widespread communication? A symptom of our aggressive need to be heard? It’s hard not to be seduced by the appeal — anyone can understand the pleasure in the instant gratification and attention this sort of communication brings, however superficial or fleeting it may be. We’re using our voices and that’s great, but the problem is: How much are we using them just to use them — just for the sheer thrill of it, just to make noise? What is oftentimes forgotten is the weight behind words and action and noise. Sometimes, the more you say, the less you mean. But there are some of us who still believe in the power of silence. In this year’s presidential race, current events and even everyday life events it is encouraged or even insisted that every member of society have an opinion on every matter. We as a people have started a crusade on complacency and indifference. However, there is a difference between complacency and quiet calculation. What ever happened to choosing our battles wisely? What’s the harm in taking an extra beat to think of the best way to approach an argument? Or even deciding that your opinion or lack thereof is better left unsaid or implied with deliberate silence? If

you don’t have anything substantial to say, can’t add to the conversation or aren’t educated in the subject, perhaps it’s truly best not to say anything at all. This may not be the right way to go in all stituations, but it certainly shouldn’t be ruled out or dismissed as lazy politics or disengagement. The world is already noisy with rhetoric and the constant rehashing and redundancy of every subject mankind can set its tongue to. More is not always better, and silence too can be intentional. To put this in the context of this election, I hear about a hundred times a week someone chiding me to register to vote. And while I am a registered voter who plans on casting my first ballot this year, and someone who does recognize the importance of educating young voters on how and where they can vote if they so choose to, I am not for shaming anyone into participating. We are not a nation that mandates compulsory voting, and our ability to choose whether or not to participate is just as important and powerful as deciding between candidates. Just as we have freedom of speech, we also have the equally important right to remain silent, and these rights should be respected and hold value within our society. Every citizen has the right to vote, but no citizen is obliged to. “As with every other fundamental civic liberty, the freedom to vote incorporates the freedom not to vote,” Jeff Jacoby wrote in the Boston Globe article “On Election Day, not voting is also a legitimate choice.” And a non-vote, just like a vote, can have intention. “Refusing to vote can also be an affirmative political choice,” Jacoby added. “When candidates are odious, when their campaigns traffic in character-assassination, when election ads are no more than shameless pandering, declining to pull the lever for any of them might well be the response of an engaged and rational voter.” Other possibly less controversial examples of the intentionality behind silence are choosing not to speak in order to avoid offending someone, and being aware and considerate of their sensitivities or because you know and sense your implicit bias. Perhaps you’ve

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The power of listening to the viewpoints of others instead of fighting to be heard should not be overlooked, despite the pressure in our society to value the loudness of opinions over their quality.

folded to a parent’s argument before because it’s just not worth the effort to fight. The idea behind these examples isn’t complicated, and we all use it and understand its value to a degree, but somewhere along the way the full potential of silence has gotten lost. Whatever we are — millennials, Generation Y or whatever other nominal title that might be assigned to us — we have a chance and a duty to think beyond and reverse our present conditioning of valuing

rhetoric above intention. Stephen Hawking once said that “quiet people have the loudest minds.” And while I don’t believe in placing any kind of people above another or marginalizing extroverts, I do believe that listening and understanding are especially admirable traits, ones that are seen so rarely today. And our progress as a society depends heavily on this type of thinking. And yes, I realize I contradict my own argument by writing this

article, by shouting into my own personal void — I do so with no expectation of reciprocation and with the knowledge that I can always do better to listen before I speak. I hope to one day see more people, including myself, rejecting the calamity of senseless noise and choosing a more powerful silence. This is the opinion of Taylor Gage, a sophomore studio arts major from Napa Valley, California. Tweets comments to @ LALoyolan or email mgaydos@theloyolan. com.

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Don’t appropriate culture — celebrate it instead Book of Matthew Matthew Williams

Opinion Intern @LALoyolan

n our modern world, we have become more interconnected culturally than ever before. With a snap of our fingers, we instantly have access to an incomprehensible amount of information and cultural exposure. This ability to instantaneously explore so much of the world has been a beneficial practice, as it has enabled countless individuals to move past a complete unknowingness of groups of people who exist in different parts of the world we share. However, despite these benefits, consequences. In particular, cultural appropriation is one of the most harmful problems to have come into prominence within our era. Professor of American and Canadian Studies at the University of Szczecin in Poland Hartmut Lutz defines cultural appropriation as a process

committed by the dominant culture onto the minority which is “selective, disown[ing of] origin or authorship, and ahistorical in that it excludes from its discourse the historical context.” In these situations of appropriation, no thought is put into preserving the background of the piece of culture being taken, and people become more concerned with marketability and trendiness, rather than confronting the wrongly-construed ideas about the object or practice seized. While cultures can change and evolve, the process of cultural appropriation skips the natural process of gradual integration and instead forces the change to occur without bringing along meaning or significance. An example of cultural appropriation is provided by Huffington Post writer Zeba Blay. In her article, she reports and responds to Chris Hemsworth’s apology for cultural appropriation. In his particular situation, Hemsworth and his friends were criticized for wearing and culturally appropriating

the traditional dress of Native Americans at a themed New Year’s party. Hemsworth stated, “I sincerely and unreservedly apologize to all First Nations people for this thoughtless action.” This apology came out of Hemsworth realizing the mistake he made by wearing the clothing from a culture he did not, and made no effort to, understand. He recognized how insensitive this decision was, connected it with the culturally significant Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline and understood the need to correct himself. Another point of contention when it comes to cultural appropriation concerns how dreadlocks and cornrows are appropriated from black culture. Mina Marjanovic writes about this issue in Chico State’s The Orion. She points out how “cornrows and dreads are viewed as ghetto and even ugly when worn by blacks, but as soon as white celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber wear them, they become trendy

and innovative styles.” Because of this double standard, individuals in the minority culture — black people in this case — are deemed less than those in the dominant culture — white people here — for doing the same thing. Not only is the culture behind the hairstyles completely forgotten, but they are also told that their participation in this part of their culture is wrong or unattractive on them while praiseworthy on others. Some have even been unfairly discriminated in the workplace for their natural hairstyles. As seen by the previous two examples, cultural appropriation is a practice which is both a form of oppression to personal identity as well as an act of negligence on the part of those committing it. However, some may argue that cultural appropriation is not an issue, as some see it as a form of flattery rather than disrespect. At surface level, this may appear to be true; nevertheless, this way of thinking fails to consider the psychological effects which take place in these situations. By merely using another’s culture

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Everyone needs to take the time to educate themselves about other cultures instead of mindlessly appropriating their customs and traditions.

without understanding the history and significance of it, one is desensitizing the individual aspects of said symbols or references and treating them as meaningless. Acts such as this imply that these pieces of culture are only important for aesthetic reasons rather than their actual social or historical implications. Dreadlocks, as one example, are not simply a hairstyle; they represent a long and still present struggle for the black community and their search for equality. It is important to stay educated and attempt to avoid opportunities to culturally appropriate; however, one does not have to simply stop celebrating culture altogether. In fact, by doing that, an individual encounters another problem. If we, as a society, cannot learn to stop placing boundaries between us, we will never be able to come to a mutual understanding of each other. And this understanding can only be reached by learning about each other and each other’s history. So, instead of simply following the trend, learn about the culture in which the style, symbol or practice is based. Once that knowledge is gained, an individual is given the unique power to learn from and appreciate a culture other than their own and, hopefully, help bring awareness to any injustices suffered by them. Make a statement not for fashion, but to create a better world and a mutual understanding of each other.

This is the opinion of Matthew Williams, a freshman English major from Seattle, Washington. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan, or email mgaydos@theloyolan.

The whitewashing of Asian stories needs to end Whitewashing from Page 12 “They all thought they were ugly,” Yeun said. “That they all thought that someone who looked like them wasn’t supposed to be on television, or that someone who looked like them wasn’t supposed to be desired or heroic or cool.” Television is a huge influence on the self-concept of race, especially for children and adolescents growing up in an age proliferated with popular digital media. And they only have access to shows and movies largely written by and created in the lens of white, wealthy and heterosexual men who dominate the media industries in the U.S. Gloria Shin, a visiting assistant professor of film and television studies, explained that Asian Americans have long been excluded from media industries because of our perception as foreigners incapable of assimilating into American society. What follows is exclusion from the dialogue about race and racism, as there is a common black and white paradigm in the U.S. “The power to represent and

produce [...] our collective ideas of what it means to be American still lies with those who are have long been considered the default and ideal Americans,” Shin wrote to the Loyolan. “And those ideal or even legitimate Americans are not Asian Americans.” It’s not hard to see how children and people of color are bombarded with subliminal images of racial inferiority, which is becoming more of a problem if you look at it this way: The U.S. Census Bureau reported in 2014 that “there were more than 20 million children under 5 years old living in the U.S., and 50.2 percent of them were minorities,” according to a U.S. News article titled “It’s Official: The U.S. is Becoming a MinorityMajority Nation.” There has definitely been progress, with greater diversity in popular shows today such as “Fresh Off the Boat,” “Orange is the New Black” and “The Mindy Project,” to name a few. This September, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sci-

ences added 80 new members of Asian descent, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Multimedia initiatives like NBC’s Asian America Presents series call attention to topics of social injustice, including the model minority myth in education as well as personal accounts about stereotyping. Digital technology, the internet and social media have also become tools for organizing and spreading awareness beyond the Asian American community. Last May, the hashtags #StarringJohnCho and #WhiteWashedOUT went viral. The former began as a fun visual thought experiment to broaden the public’s biases regarding typical casting. #WhiteWashedOUT invited members of the community to share their own experiences of being stereotyped and excluded. It was helmed by comedian and activist Margaret Cho, and organizations We Need Diverse Books and Nerds of Color. William Yu, the 25-year-old who started #StarringJohnCho,

said the hashtag prompted him to question his own internalized biases about race and film, according to the New York Times article titled “Asian-American Actors Are Fighting for Visibility. They Will Not Be Ignored.” “As I was Photoshopping John Cho’s face on top of Tom Cruise’s in the ‘Mission Impossible’ poster, my friends and I started chuckling a little bit, like, ‘How crazy would that be?’” Yu told the N.Y. Times. “Then I caught myself. Why should it be crazy?” It’s not like it’s rare or exotic to see or even befriend Asians and Asian Americans at LMU and in Los Angeles. More than 10 percent of the students enrolled at LMU are of Asian descent — that’s more than 900 Lions. The Los Angeles County area also has one of the greatest and fastest growing Asian American immigrant populations in the nation, according to a 2013 Asian Americans Advancing Justice report. LMU definitely has the resources to spread awareness and

support greater racial and ethnic diversity in media. The more Asian Americans and people of color we see in our classrooms, organizations, student films, news columns — the list goes on — the more we will be recognized and heard. It starts here. “The university needs to become a more diverse space – from food offering, to programming, to events,” Banerji said. “And not just for a diverse group of students but for the faculty and administrative staff as well.” It takes time and reflection to challenge our own warped perceptions about race in media. But once you look at the evidence, it’s clear that the Asian American community deserves to see themselves — respected and multi-dimensional — on screen. This is the opinion of Isabel Ngo, a junior theatre arts major from Monrovia, California. Additional reporting by Ashley Ma, a sophomore animation major from Hong Kong. Tweet comments to @ngothing, or email mgaydos@theloyolan.

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This Halloweekend we scoped out the best costumes and decorations around campus. Here were our favorites:

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How One Man Tried to Stop the Holocaust

The Jewish Studies Program at Loyola Marymount University presents

10th Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration Featuring “Jan Karski & the Lords of Humanity” Monday, November 7, 2016, 6:30 p.m. University Hall, Roski Dining Room Loyola Marymount University Candlelighting and film screening in remembrance of the Night of Broken Glass Film Screening: “Jan Karski & the Lords of Humanity” Directed by Slawomir Grünberg, the film documents the incredible story of Jan Karski, a Polish Catholic and underground courier who crossed occupied Europe to bring eyewitness accounts of the unfolding atrocities of the Holocaust to Allied powers in the west. With special guest: Mariusz M. Brymora, Consul General of Poland in Los Angeles

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RSVP: BELLARMINE.LMU.EDU/KARSKI This event is generously sponsored by The 1939 Society, an organization of Holocaust survivors and descendants. Additional support from the Consulate General of Poland in Los Angeles and the History Department at Loyola Marymount University.

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Fear Fest kickstarts the 2016 Halloweekend Cory’s Content

Cory Hutchinson

Asst. Life+Arts Editor @LALoyolan

he Miami Triad (Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Chi) hosted Fear Fest, a benefit concert for the philanthropies supported by the fraternities, on Friday night. Based on my night of getting ready and dancing with friends, the event was a success and a perfect way to kickstart the Halloweekend. I have to admit, I was skeptical at first due to a seemingly empty Lawton Plaza around 8 p.m., but minutes later the area was full of people in costumes, ready to have a great night. I hadn’t participated in any Greek life fundraisers on campus yet, but in the spirit of Halloween, the fest was about more than just raising money. With the amount of people there in group costumes and just having fun in general, it was a way for friends and new people to come together and support not only the Triad, but the students who were performing as well. Some student DJs included Goodvibes, also known as senior psychology major Nate McCabe, and Starbuck, junior recording arts major Lucas Starbuck. Their sets got the crowd moving and enjoying the night. However, Hartstopper, sophomore recording arts major (and our very own

sports editor) Ryan Hartnett, made everyone lose their minds with the perfect Halloween playlist. With half of the crowd being incredibly drunk, I couldn’t tell if it made them better or worse dancers, which ended up being a hilarious guessing game for me. The event also had plenty of photo opportunities for that perfect Instagram post to make all of your friends jealous over your Halloween costume. Right inside the gate, a green backdrop was illuminated by a couple floodlights, either providing the perfect selfie lighting or an amazing set up for that cute “candid” picture. I definitely took advantage of that area, especially since I was wearing a silver bomber jacket that looked pretty bomb, if I do say so myself. Aside from fun photoops, Phi Delta Theta hosted a costume contest at the event. All participants had to do was take a picture at the Phi Delt Photo Booth, tag and follow @lmuphidelt and tag #PhiDeltCostumeContest. The grand prize — although a winner has not been publicly named — was two tickets to go see Dillon Francis live next week. Other winners received prizes from Phi Delt’s sponsors: Benny’s Tacos, Smitten Ice Cream, Johnny Pastrami, Hopdoddy, Hal’s Bar & Grill, MeUndies.com and Vissla. Personally, what made the event most enjoyable was the fact that most participants showed up in amazing costumes and danced with many people whether they

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Complimentary glow sticks were given out to the first 250 students to arrive at Fear Fest. Soon after the event began, Lawton Plaza was packed with the glowing lights, and students ready to dance and have a good time. knew them or not. During a free moment, I was able to pull aside senior English major and member of Beta Theta Pi Chase Speicher (CS) to ask a couple of questions about the night and Greek life in general.

strong interrelation and unified dedication. Fear Fest accomplished that over the weekend, while also bringing in non-Greek life students who might be considering joining an organization.

CH: How do you think Fear Fest is doing as a Greek life fundraiser?

CH: How has being in Greek life helped you during your time at LMU?

CS: Greek life encourages plenty of fraternity-sorority relations such as exchanges and date nights. But fraternities don’t frequently work together on an event that encourages

CS: Honestly, being in Greek life has helped me find a niche at LMU. Many people are skeptical when they come into college because there’s a lot of rumors thrown around or national

events that may shed a bad light on fraternities and sororities, but at LMU it’s more of a community for people with a shared interest in a greater purpose. Overall, the event was beneficial for the Triad and its supported organizations, while also being dynamic and energizing for students who were looking for a fun event on Friday night before getting lost in a wild Halloweekend. This is the opinion of Cory Hutchinson, a freshman sociology major from Palm Desert, California. Tweet comments to @LALoyolan or email comments to tmarom@theloyolan.com.

LMU provides a safe space for Halloween fun Eye of the Tygre

Tygre Patchell-Evans Life+Arts Intern @LALoyolan

alloween is one of the best holidays to celebrate as a kid. Being able to dress up and eat excessive amounts of sugar made it one of my favorite days of the year. But in a city as big as L.A., it isn’t always safe to walk around at night and collect candy from strangers. For this reason, organizations at LMU decided to help create a festival filled with spooky amusement for some local Los Angeles children. The 36th annual Fright Night Halloween festival took place Thursday, Oct. 27 and brought children from inner city and local neighborhoods to LMU to provide a safe and fun opportunity for children to celebrate Halloween in creative costumes. Over 49 clubs and organizations on campus were involved with making this day a memorable experience for the children. Each organization had their own activities and booths set up, and any student who wanted to get involved had the opportunity to volunteer as well. Children enjoyed pumpkin-picking, cookie decorating, boxing and science experiments. Sports teams also set up activities for the fair. Neely Russell, a freshman political science major, participated as a volunteer from the LMU cheer team. She ran a soccer booth at

the Fright Night event and said the best part of volunteering was “seeing how happy the kids are when they make the goals.” The main event took place in Sunken Garden from 3 to 6 p.m. Booths were also set up on the lawn in front of St. Robert’s Hall and there was a castle bouncy house by Palm Walk. Many volunteers were dressed up, which helped contribute to the festive vibe of the event – but the best costume awards would definitely go to the children. Serena Zafiris, a freshman computer science major, said that she loved seeing “all the cute little costumes.” Some of my personal favorites were a unicorn and Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.” The volunteers weren’t the only ones having a good time at the event. The children all seemed to be having a great time, whether they were playing sports, stuffing their faces with candy, jumping in the bouncy castle or creating spooky crafts. A meal was also served to the children and they had the chance to go through a familyfriendly haunted house. Lots of the booths had candy so the children could enjoy the trickor-treating experience. The Halloween spirit was palpable all over campus; all of the event booths were filled with cheer and spooky merrymaking. Fright Night was put on by the Residence Hall Association in collaboration with Creare service organization and Greek Council. Yadi Enciso, senior art history major and president of Creare, was volunteering at

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The Fright Night Halloween festival creates happy and safe Halloween memories for local Los Angeles children. The LMU-hosted event put on by campus organizations has been going strong for 36 years. Fright Night for the third year in a row. She described the event as “a Halloween extravaganza” designed for children who would not otherwise have a safe opportunity to celebrate. Fright Night has been providing

a hauntingly fun experience for children for 36 years now, and this latest one was no exception. This Halloween festival is a great tradition, connecting our school to communities around us and letting children celebrate

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This is the opinion of Tygre PatchellEvans, a freshman communications major from Victoria, Canada. Tweets comments to @LALoyolan or email tmarom@ theloyolan.com.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Stop whitewashing our Asian stories Ngo Problem Isabel Ngo

Managing Editor @LALoyolan

What do Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Matt Damon all have in common? They’re all white people who star in blockbuster movies largely based on Asian characters and settings. They have also all come under criticism for their seemingly careless approach to representing — or whitewashing — the Asian and Asian American community. Whitewashing is “the act of casting white characters to play people of color,” which commonly erases a story’s cultural identity and history, according to a Vox article titled “Why it matters that Ghost in the Shell is Japanese and Scarlett Johansson isn’t.” Johansson stars in “Ghost in the Shell,” a movie set to release in 2017 originally based on a 1989 manga by Japanese graphic novel icon Masamune Shirow. The hero of the story is Motoko Kusanagi, but in the new film she is renamed simply as The Major to account for the casting of Johansson. The story also centers around unique Japanese themes of being a world leader in technology during a time of political and cultural upheaval, comic book artist Jon Tsuei explained on his Twitter. There is a need for accurate casting because “it is inherently a Japanese story, not a universal one,” Tsuei wrote. Similarly, Swinton appropriates the role of The Tibetan in Marvel’s “Doctor Strange,” while “The

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The casting of white celebrities for Asian roles needs to stop. The media often ignores the stories of Asians and Asian Americans, so there needs to be a concerted effort to increase diversity and representation in television and films. We deserve to have our stories told, and not through a white lens. Great Wall,” which Damon stars in, has been criticized for playing into the white savior narrative by placing the white actor at the center of a battle action film based solely in China. “We have to stop perpetuating the racist myth that only a white man can save the world,” Constance Wu, who stars in “Fresh Off the Boat,” tweeted after the film’s cast was released. “It’s not based in actual fact. Our heroes don’t look like Matt Damon. They look like Malala. Gandhi. Mandela.” Jane Chow, a sophomore film and television production major and historian of Han Tao Chinese

culture club, explained that the whitewashing and stereotyping of Asian characters and stories in media is common, but no less frustrating or harmful. “It definitely makes you feel that the people in power creating these stories don’t care about your culture and your identity,” Chow said, describing the whitewashed and inaccurate representations as devaluing, invalidating and dehumanizing. When asked about the casting controversies, Arnab Banerji, a theatre arts assistant professor, said, “I refuse to call them controversies. They are racist agen-

das. [...] It is plain as daylight. They want to keep certain kinds of people out from being visible in the mainstream using excuses like mass/star appeal, [and] marketing strategies.” There is a long history of misrepresentation of Asians in film. From Mickey Rooney’s caricature in the classic “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” to more recent whitewashed movies like M. Night Shyamalan’s live action “The Last Airbender,” it is clear that the media perpetuates stereotypes and erases Asian identity. Audiences see characters like Mr. Yunioshi (Rooney) and may associate the inaccurate and racist

portrayals with actual members of the Asian American community. Erasure and lack of visibility, however, also influence how Asian Americans and other people of color view themselves. Steven Yeun, known for his role as Glenn Rhee in “The Walking Dead,” discussed the importance of being able to play an Asian American role model in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. Yeun had learned about children at a Korean heritage summer camp who did not feel accepted because of the lack of representation on television. See Whitewashing| Page 8

SPORTS

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Five must-see LMU baseball and softball games The Ev Zone

Evan Biancardi Sports Intern

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n Oct. 26, the official schedules for both baseball and softball were released. The softball team is scheduled to play a total of 55 games this season, including three tournaments and 35 games at Smith Field, the most they’ve had since 2000 at home. As for baseball, the Lions will play a total of 54 games this season, including 24 home games at Page Stadium. While there are many games to look out for this season, these five games are must-sees. 5. Softball plays two against Utah in its home opener. On Feb. 20, the Lions will host a doubleheader against the University of Utah. After kicking off the season with two tournaments on the road, the Lions will return home to Smith Field to take on a top-ranked Utah team that only recently fell out of ESPN.com’s Top 25. The last time the Lions played Utah was in 2013, and they lost 9-3. 4. Baseball hosts University of Southern California (USC). It has become an annual occurrence for LMU, but whenever these rivals square off against one another, it’s a

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Both baseball and softball schedules for the upcoming season have been released, creating excitement for each team’s future matchups. must-watch. Last year, the Lions split their series with USC, losing at home 4-3 and winning on the road 8-0. This year, the Lions play host to USC on March 14, and I would expect to see yet another classic matchup between these two teams. 3. Softball takes on last year’s top team in the conference. In recent years, the West Coast Conference (WCC) has been dominated by Brigham Young University (BYU). Going 12-3 last season, BYU will travel to Smith Field to take on LMU, Slast year’s

second ranked team in the WCC. In 2016, the Lions were able to win the series on the road against BYU, but this year, the threegame set returns to Smith Field, beginning on April 7.

entering the new year. The Lions were swept by the Bulldogs in 2016, but this year, they’ll be heading to Washington to play a weekend series against Gonzaga, beginning May 12.

2. Baseball squares off against its top-ranked conference rival.

1. Softball goes up against the reigning champs.

BYU led the WCC a year ago, going 18-9 in conference play, but heading into 2017, Gonzaga, who also went 18-9 last season, is the top-ranked team in the conference. The NCAA has the Bulldogs ranked as the No. 33 team in the nation

Last year, the University of Oklahoma defeated Auburn to take home the College World Series title. Entering 2017, the Sooners are the No. 4 ranked team in the nation, and they’ll travel to LMU to take on the Lions at Smith Field on March 16. The Lions haven’t played Oklahoma

since 2014, when they were defeated 11-1 in just five innings. If all goes well for the Lions, both baseball and softball will be participating in the WCC Championship Tournament in late May. Baseball has been to the NCAA Championship Tournament a total of eight times in school history, while softball has made an appearance only twice. Neither baseball nor softball has ever won an NCAA championship. This is the opinion of Evan Biancardi, a sophomore communications studies major from Merrick, New York. Tweet comments to @LoyolanSports, or email rhartnett@theloyolan.com.

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WCC recognizes cross country

Six cross country runners were honored for their academic success. Matthew Rodgriguez Sports Intern

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Do you ever struggle to find time to complete all the tasks you have in a day? Ever just feel like you are just drowning in all of the work you are assigned in your college schedule? Maybe you should ask the LMU cross country team for some advice on how to get the most out of every minute in the day. On Oct. 27, the West Coast Conference (WCC) announced their 2016 WCC Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Team, naming LMU’s sophomore Ben Davis to the team. There were five more LMU runners named to the all-academic honorable mention. Sophomore Koby Pederson and junior Jack Polerecky were named honorable mentions for the men’s team and junior Marisa Carino, senior Kayla De Bondt and sophomore Maddi Vorgitch were all named for the women’s team. Davis was the only man on the 2016 WCC Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Team to post a 4.00 GPA, the highest on the team. Davis was able to maintain a 4.00 GPA while competing at a high level, finishing in the top 30 in three of his four races. When asked how he was able to balance his practice schedule, along with

the rigors of being a Division I athlete and averaging a 4.00 GPA as a computer science major, he said, “We only have meets on weekends, so I didn’t have to miss too much class. The practice schedule was definitely rigorous, but we plan it around our class times pretty well so we don’t have to miss too much. So there is always time available to do stuff, but you definitely need to use that time effectively instead of procrastinating during those hours.” Even with a rigorous schedule, Davis said he was still able to balance his schedule because of the time management he learned throughout the year. When asked if his time management has improved with cross country he said, “Yeah, absolutely, because you definitely have to make sure you are using the most out of every minute that you have.” He mentioned that, even on race weekends, he still finds time on the bus to do reading or any homework. In the recent race at the WCC championships, Polerecky and Pederson finished first on the men’s team and finished 21st and 22nd overall in the race, finishing with the same time of 25:19.4 for the men’s 8K. Overall, the men finished sixth in the team standings. In the same race the women finished and took the fifth overall in the team standings for the women’s 6K. Kayla De Bondt led the pack finishing 21st overall.

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SCORES UPDATE M. SOCCER

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LIONBITES VOLLEYBALL The Lions hosted the University of the Pacific and Saint Mary’s College this week with hopes of improving their conference record. After leading 2-0 on Thursday against the Tigers, the Lions came out sluggish in the second half and failed to gain momentum, losing their fifth five-set match this season. On Saturday, the Lions were able to bounce back and defeat the Gaels for their fifth sweep of the year. The win also snapped a three-game losing streak for the Lions and gave them a 6-6 record in WCC play. MEN’S SOCCER The Lions kicked off their three-game road trip this weekend with games against the University of Portland and Gonzaga University. On Friday, the Lions held the topseeded Pilots scoreless through 82 minutes, before a late-game goal gave the Lions their third conference loss of the season. On Sunday, the Lions were able to rebound with a clutch victory against the Bulldogs, breaking a scoreless tie with an early overtime goal by senior midfielder Adrien Perez. WOMEN’S SOCCER After losing in overtime a week earlier, the Lions squared off against Pepperdine University on Sunday. Freshman forward Phoebe Riley got the Lions on the board early, scoring the team’s only goal just seconds into the game. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Charlee Pruitt recorded six saves in the win, earning a second West Coast Conference (WCC) Player of the Week award this season. Trailing by just one point for first place in the WCC, the Lions will hit the road to play Saint Mary’s College on Saturday for their final regular season game of the year.

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MLB’s Indians face heat over logo Magic Mike Michael Mariscal Asst. Sports Editor @LoyolanSports

n recent years, public protests and condemnation of teams that use Native American names and mascots have become prevalent, and the issue has resurfaced now that the Cleveland Indians are getting national attention from the World Series. While the issue has been an ongoing debate, the controversy surrounding the Indians’ name and Chief Wahoo logo, a redskinned smiling face with large eyes and a feather behind its head, has been revived since the Indians have been sporting the logo on national television. Many consider the 1947 caricature to be racially offensive and demeaning to Native Americans. During the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Toronto Blue Jays, Blue Jays broadcaster Jerry Howarth reminded the audience tuning in that he does not and would not reference the Cleveland Indians as “Indians.” Along with Howarth’s protest, Douglas Cardinal, a Native American activist from the Blackfoot tribe, requested for a judge to ban the controversial name and logo before Game 3 of the ALCS in Toronto. Junior physics major Chris Lorenzo thinks the mascots should not be used if the Native American community finds it offensive. “Personally, I’m against the use of such mascots in a disparaging manner,” Lorenzo said. “Granted, I’m more focused on respecting the Native American community than the legality of having such a mascot.” After replacing the logo with a “C” on their caps before this season began, the Indians have reverted back to their old ways and have been wearing Chief Wahoo on both their caps and sleeves during their World Series run. During the ALCS, Major League Baseball (MLB) released a statement supporting the concerns regarding Cleveland’s name and logo, but decided to “defend the Indians’ right to use their name that has been in existence for more than 100 years,” and address the issue after the season, according to USA Today Sports. Junior film production major Matthew Martinez, an Ohio native and Cleveland

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The Cleveland Indians, along with other sports teams, face criticism regarding their logos. with and respect the local native people. Indians fan, understands the controversy behind Chief Wahoo, but sees it as an integral Similarly, the Florida State Seminoles have been granted permission to use the Seminoles part of the team’s history. as their mascot by the tribe since the university “Sure it has racial connotations, but the organization doesn’t embrace this in any way,” has directly collaborated with the tribe to use it as a sign of reverence. Martinez said. “Since baseball is America’s Some argue that the organization’s use of pastime and is grounded in its history, the Native Americans as mascots is an honor to team logo was created decades ago and it was remember those who once ruled this land; made in a different time and light.” some fans even continue to wear headdresses Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan has and paint their faces red for games. also stood by the organization’s logo, saying Many of the organizations who use Native they have no intention of replacing the logo American mascots want to keep them because because it is a part of the organization’s history of the history the organization has endured and legacy. with that name. Granted, the Indians are not MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is stuck in the middle, for he understands how people a storied baseball franchise such as the New find the logo to be demeaning and outdated, York Yankees or St. Louis Cardinals, but older but also understands Cleveland’s attachment Indians fans still have so much emotional attachment to their team’s name and mascot. to it. If the New York Yankees were to change their The MLB is not the only sports league to name and logo, the original feel and emotional run into this issue of appropriation as the National Football League (NFL) and National attachment to the organization is eliminated; Indians fans feel that psychological connection Hockey League (NHL) have teams with Native American mascots. The Washington as well. As the Indians fight to win the World Redskins of the NFL and Chicago Blackhawks Series, the organization’s executives should of the NHL have both received criticism on their mascots, particularly the Redskins, be bracing themselves for a concerted effort whose name is a violent slur regarding Native to end Chief Wahoo and possibly the Indians name as a whole once the season comes to an Americans. Since the Blackhawks’ name originates end. from the original owner Frederic McLaughlin’s military unit name, Sauk Chief Black Hawk, This is the opinion of Michael Mariscal, a junior people have mixed feelings about the name; it marketing major from Arcadia, California. Tweet is not blatantly derogatory and the Blackhawks comments to @LoyolanSports, or email rhartnett@ organization has made efforts to make peace theloyolan.com.

Alpha Phi and Beta win Greek Week football

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Alpha Phi and Beta Theta Pi won Greek Week football over the weekend. Alpha Phi defeated Kappa Alpha Theta in the championship game, and Beta Theta Pi defeated Delta Sigma